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Overview

There has been much discussion on the mailing list about various issues faced with moving to 2169 Mission. Please list the various issues you think that Noisebridge should address.

Lack of published budget showing we can afford this space with our existing run rate AND afford the required/desired upgrades?

is 2169 accessible to wheelchair users?

"There is a freight elevator which goes from the street-level "lobby" to
the third floor. I don't know if it will comply with the letter of the
law on ADA issues, but I do believe it will be practically useable to
enable weelchair users to access the third floor." -from discuss list

I examined this myself. I'm not sure the call button on the ground floor is working properly, although I verified it to work on the 3rd floor. Regardless, there was a current inspection in the elevator as a passenger conveyance so it should technically comply. Christie

Building is built pre-ADA so has partial exemption. See [1] "3. When Was it Built? Why Does it Matter?" and [2]. CA law may be different, and doesn't address it as a practical/ethical question, just ADA-legal.

is the vermin problem (due to the greengrocery downstairs) large or small?

Can the wood floor support future heavy equipment?

Move in cost

Build-out cost

Numbers ranging 10-$50k have been voiced.

Long term cost

"It's a good deal in terms of $/sqft, so in that sense it's cheap. My
question is simply whether we presently have the funds to commit to
that extra 1.5k/mo for 3 years. It seems to me that the numbers since
Dec 08 say 'no'; we'd be short ~$600/mo, esp. considering we'll have
some outlay costs in renovation." -from discuss list

"it's very hard to predict whether
expanding our space would lead to expanding membership as well. At
current rates, the rent increase alone would require ~18 new members
to be paid off." -from discuss list

"We've been adding net 6 members per month for the last 3 months.
Obviously past results are not a guarantee of future performance, but
the signs are good. We have an excellent member pipeline and dozens of
prospects."-from discuss list